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Rhyncholaelia glauca

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by Pookpc, Mar 7, 2021.

  1. Mar 7, 2021 #1
    Pookpc

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    I have two plants of this species that get identical culture, but this is the only one to bloom for me. It spends the summer outside under 60% Aluminet shade cloth. FF3F4A98-EEE6-48F7-A008-3EC18ABAD5E9.jpeg
     
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  2. Mar 8, 2021 #2
    sam1147

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    Awesome
     
  3. Mar 8, 2021 #3
    The Orchidomaniac

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    The non-blooming plant may just be genetically weak. Nice job on flowering this one, though.
     
  4. Mar 8, 2021 #4
    Arne

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    Rl. glauca and digbyana are difficult to bloom until they are mature enough. And it seems to depend on the clone. It took about 4-5 years before my already “mature” digbyana bloomed. No problem since then.
     
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  5. Mar 8, 2021 #5
    DarleneJay

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    very nice!!
     
  6. Mar 10, 2021 #6
    Pookpc

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    Arne, I’ve had both plants about 8 years. And both have filled their 6” basket with roots wrapped around the wood slats. I may give one of them less shade cloth this summer and see what happens.
     
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  7. Mar 11, 2021 #7
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    It’s cool to seethe non alba glauca. Some of these just experience a prolific distribution and one phenotype gets lost. Seems like the same phenomenon happened with digbyana.
     
  8. Jun 25, 2023 #8
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    It can take several years for these orchids to reach the flowering stage, even if they are considered mature based on their vegetative growth. Each clone or individual plant may have variations in its flowering behavior, and some fnf clones might bloom earlier or more readily than others.